G/TBT/N/EGY/377  
9 February 2024  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  EGYPT  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality  
16 Tadreeb El -Modarrebeen St., Ameriya, Cairo – Egypt  
E-mail: eos@idsc.net.eg  / eos.tbt@eos.org.eg  
Website: http://www.eos.org.eg  
Tel.: + (202) 22845528  
Fax: + (202) 22845504  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Domestic 
safety (ICS code(s): 13.120); Body care equipment (ICS code(s): 97.170)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Ministerial 
Decree. 499 /2023 (4 pages, in Arabic) mandating The Egyptian standard ES 7280 for " 
Household and similar electrical appliances - Particular requirements for oral hygiene 
appliances".; (45 pag e(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The Ministerial Decree No. 499 /2023 (4 pages, in Arabic) gives 
the producers and importers a six -month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian 
standard ES 7280 which deals with the safety of electric oral  hygiene appliances for 
household and similar purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V, including 
direct current (DC) supplied appliances and battery -operated appliances.  
Examples of appliances that this standard is applicable to are  
- Oral irrigators;  
- Toothbrushes.  
As far as is practicable, this standard deals with the common hazards presented by 
appliances that are encountered by all persons in and around the home. However, in 
general, it does not take into account:  
• Persons (includin g children) whose physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or 
lack of experience and knowledge prevents them from using the appliance safely 
without supervision or instruction;  
• Children playing with the appliance.  G/TBT/N/EGY/377  
 
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  Attention is drawn to the fact that:  
• For appliances intended to be used in vehicles or on board ships or aircraft, 
additional requirements can be necessary;  
• In many countries additional requirements are specified by the national health 
authorities, the national authorities responsible for the pro tection of labour and 
similar authorities.  
Worth mentioning is that this standard adopts the technical content of IEC 60335 -2-
52:2021  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Safety requirements.; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Ministerial Decree No. 499/2023  
• IEC 60335 -2-52/2021  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  18 December 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  5 January 2024  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality  
Address: 16 Tadreeb El-Modarrebeen St., Ameriya, Cairo - Egypt  
E-mail: eos@idsc.net.eg  / eos.tbt@eos.org.eg  
Website: http://www.eos.org.eg  
Tel: + (20 2) 22845528  
Fax: + (202) 22845504